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Joseph Kindregan, President of the Institution for 2019 will give an outline of his 2019 inaugural address which looks to the future: the infrastructure demands of big cities and the growing urban population, and what challenges education and the profession will encounter as we head towards 2050.

Joe is a consulting engineer based in Ireland having previously worked as a lecturer and Head of Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at Dublin Institute of Technology. Prior to that, Joe worked in consulting engineering practices on projects in Europe and the Middle East. He has had a long involvement in the engineering profession in Ireland as part of the Institution's Branch and Regional Group Committee since the 1980s, having served as Chairman and Vice Chairman.

Joe has always had a strong interest in the history of engineering and its many contributions to the welfare of humanity.

Institution Deputy CEO Darren Byrne will inform us of the latest developments with the Institution.